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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/98368970660\nPasscode: 391594\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 983 6897 0660 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \n  \nAT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE\, YOU MAY ENTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND SELECT THE BUTTON “CONFIRM RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/remote-introduction-meditation-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-2/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210529T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210529T150000
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat - Vance Pryor - Skillful Views in Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Skillful Views in Meditation\nAn Online\, Daylong Retreat with visiting Senior Teacher Vance Pryor\nAt times we can develop views of meditation that hinder the development of wholesome qualities of heart. During this daylong\, we will begin to examine some of the most common views that hinder the practice\, while exploring skillful views which are invaluable on the path. All are welcome.\n\nTentative schedule: This daylong consists of three 1.5 hour sessions. First session from 8:30 to 10:00 AM. Second session from 10:30 to 12:00 PM. Third session from 1:30 to 3:00 PM.\n\n\nVANCE PRYOR\, PsyD\, began insight meditation in 1998. He has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. His training to become a teacher has been supported by the mentorship of Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters. He is currently participating in IMS’s 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program.\nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves. Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom. You may donate for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account.\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n 	03/09/2021 – Registration opens.\n 	05/29/2021 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\nRegistration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on May 29.\n\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.\n\nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.\nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to participate in the retreat. Additionally\, the evening before or the morning of the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting.\nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-may-29/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210527T180000
DTSTAMP:20210309T191855Z
CREATED:20210213T053116Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/99560174057\nPasscode: 229872\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 995 6017 4057 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi.\n \n  \nAT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE\, YOU MAY ENTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND SELECT THE BUTTON “CONFIRM RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-10/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210512T200000
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CREATED:20210120T190238Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Beginning Meditation (6-Week Course)
DESCRIPTION:This class is currently taught by SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard and SIM Community Mentor Sandra Sigrist\, and is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. For details\, visit the Course Overview page. After registering \, if you’d like to make a donation to support SIM and the course instructors\, consider donating online via credit card or Paypal. \n \n\nRegistration – Get Tickets After Feb 3\nPre-registration is necessary since the course registrar provides follow-up information required prior to this first class meeting. \nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. On Thursday\, February 4\, online registration opens. Pay the registration fee online using the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this course and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. After you’ve paid the fee\, you’ll receive an email with the subject “You have tickets!” (but no need to print the ticket on paper). \nNote that all registrants will receive an email communication from the course registrar on the following dates:  March 29\,  April 19\, and  May 7. \nIf you can’t attend this class now or the course is full (sold out)\, we invite you to add your name to the wait list (click here) and we’ll contact you when the next course offering is scheduled or if a space has opened up. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beg-meditation-course-2021may/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes,Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210422T190000
DTSTAMP:20210219T153409Z
CREATED:20210213T051340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T153409Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/91350320475\nPasscode: 201642\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 913 5032 0475 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nREV. DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years.  She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation\, click here. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-9/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210407T203000
DTSTAMP:20210712T205646Z
CREATED:20201217T223217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T205646Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Living On The Other Side of Suffering (11-week course)
DESCRIPTION:Living On The Other Side of Suffering:\nAn Experiment In Balancing Practice And Becoming More Fully Human\nAn Eleven Week Course and One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nFor more information about this course\, visit the course overview page. \nRegistration – Get Tickets\nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n12/26/2020 – Announced 2021 course schedule and registration details.\n01/09/2021 – Registration opened.\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nNo tickets are available because the course is full. Please click here to add your name to the Wait List. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/osos-reg040721/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group,Weekly Meditation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210327T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210327T150000
DTSTAMP:20210216T182825Z
CREATED:20201130T045418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210216T182825Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - Resting in Awareness - At Home
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\nResting in Awareness – At Home\nAwareness is always accessible\, and it does not require special effort. As contemporary Burmese teacher Sayadaw U Tejaniya says\, “Everything you need for understanding to arise is surrounding you in this moment. It is all on your doorstep: family\, friends\, work colleagues\, and any other relationships you may have can all be powerful catalysts in your work of revealing wisdom.” What is difficult is to remember to be aware. With the pandemic limiting our opportunities to practice at retreat centers\, it is more important than ever to remember to bring awareness into all activities.\nIn this simple day of practice\, we will practice sitting\, walking\, and standing meditation wherever we are. Throughout the day\, Rich will offer several options for promoting awareness in any posture or activity. There will also be opportunities for questions and sharing experiences.\nAll are welcome. (Pre-registration is required.) \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n01/31/2021 – Registration opens.\n03/27/2021 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Mar 27)\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to join the online retreat. Additionally\, the evening before or the morning of the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-mar-27/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T180000
DTSTAMP:20210309T192045Z
CREATED:20210213T052120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T192045Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/96475733398\nPasscode: 879536\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 964 7573 3398 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \n  \nAT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE\, YOU MAY ENTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND SELECT THE BUTTON “CONFIRM RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/remote-introduction-meditation/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210227T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210227T150000
DTSTAMP:20210219T153451Z
CREATED:20201130T044616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T153451Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - Working with “Mana”\, the Pali Word for Conceit
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher\, Rev. Diane Wilde\nWorking with “Mana”\, the Pali Word for Conceit\nConceit (“māna” in Pali) is one of the last defilements\, and the most subtle process to fall away as we begin“waking up”. It is much more than a feeling of superiority\, although that is certainly one aspect. Conceit in Buddhism can mean feeling superior\, inferior\, or the same as others. In this daylong retreat\, we will look more deeply at its subtlety through the use meditation\, “thought experiments” as well as informative daily experiences. We may begin to see how deeply integrated conceit is in all of our judgements of ourselves and others. The amount of suffering in our lives is in direct proportion to our inner conceit.\nAll are welcome. (Pre-registration is required.) \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years.  She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n01/31/2021 – Registration opens.\n02/27/2021 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Feb 27.)\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to participate in the retreat. Additionally\, the Wednesday before or the morning of the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-feb-27/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210225T190000
DTSTAMP:20210219T153534Z
CREATED:20201130T035536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T153534Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/92176939080\nPasscode: 112832\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 921 7693 9080 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nREV. DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (aka Boundless Freedom Project) in 2010 and has been a prison chaplain for 18 years.  She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies at the Sacramento Dharma Center. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation\, click here. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-diane-wilde-2/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210129T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210129T110000
DTSTAMP:20210120T225319Z
CREATED:20210108T192746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T225319Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Mid-Morning Coffee/Tea Break with Greg Scharf
DESCRIPTION:This will be a chance to get to know visiting teacher Greg Scharf in an informal hangout (on Zoom). Bring a beverage and/or snack and your questions. \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/95676655921\nPasscode: 100123\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 956 7665 5921 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \n\nGREG SCHARF\, an Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher\, has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992. He has been teaching residential retreats since 2007\, including the annual Three-Month Retreat at IMS. Greg’s love of nature and the outdoors deeply informs both his practice and teaching.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mid-morning-coffee-tea-break-greg-scharf/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Service,Online Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210128T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210128T183000
DTSTAMP:20210109T225643Z
CREATED:20201130T034113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T225643Z
UID:18154-1611855000-1611858600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:Note that this session begins at 5:30 PM\, which is 30 minutes earlier than our regular program time. \nTo join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/97311177689\nPasscode: 787612\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 973 1117 7689 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation\, click here. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-greg-scharf/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201226T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201226T160000
DTSTAMP:20201208T181150Z
CREATED:20201207T182739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T181150Z
UID:18270-1608971400-1608998400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat - Dennis Warren - Resting and Getting Ready for 2021
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nA Day of Rest and Getting Ready for 2021\nAfter an exhausting year\, this one-day retreat will help us experience some genuine rest and explore a number of tools for being ready for what 2021 has in store for us.\nOne part of the day will be working with restorative practices that ground and nourish us while simultaneously expanding our capacity for holding difficult experiences. Another part will examine ways to work with the unavoidable\, unrelenting and brutal tension\, anxiety and sorrow of 2021. The day will be designed to have us leave with a set of tools and strategies for use in the new year.\nThis will be a relaxed day of exploration\, discussion and supporting each other. The day will be scaled so it is appropriate for any level of practice and experience.\n(Pre-registration is required.) \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/.\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n12/07/2020 – Registration opens.\n12/26/2020 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Dec 26.)\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here.\n \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to join the online retreat. Additionally\, the evening before or the morning of the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-dec-26/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201217T190000
DTSTAMP:20201214T181125Z
CREATED:20201116T054302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201214T181125Z
UID:17860-1608228000-1608231600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/98472083249\nPasscode: 339312\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 984 7208 3249 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you wish to make a donation\, click here. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-rich-howard/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Upcoming Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201210T211500
DTSTAMP:20201207T235300Z
CREATED:20200930T181318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T235300Z
UID:17254-1607626800-1607634900@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Holiday Virtual Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Holiday Party (Zoom-version). It may be virtual\, but it will be real: a chance to see familiar friends\, to meet new people\, and\, after a difficult year\, wish everyone – and all beings – well in the new year to come. The annual tradition of sharing talent continues\, with sangha volunteers offering a poem\, a song\, a piano piece\, the chanting of the Four Noble Truths in Pali.\nYou don’t have to bring anything but your self\, but are welcome to bring tea or other beverage to sip. If you are so inclined\, feel free to create whatever festive atmosphere you wish in your Zoom square.\nYou are encouraged to sign up in advance for our planning purposes [see Confirm RSVP button below]. But if you don’t decide until the last minute to come\, you will still be most welcome.\nAnd if you muster up the courage to share music or a poem or prose or some other talent\, or if you have questions about the event\, please contact Margaret Buss at bussmlou@gmail.com.\n \nAt the bottom of this page\, enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP”.\nAfter you submit your RSVP\, watch for an email with a subject of “Your tickets from Sacramento Insight Meditation“. The email includes the link to join the party. Should you need to phone into the party without video\, the zoom details are also listed below: \nJoin online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/98806442549\nPasscode: 300801\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 988 0644 2549 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/remote-holiday-virtual-gathering/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201128T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201128T153000
DTSTAMP:20201201T220424Z
CREATED:20200930T205623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201201T220424Z
UID:17278-1606552200-1606577400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong retreat - Dennis Warren - Experience of Equanimity
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nA Day of Exploring the Experience of Equanimity\, Methods to Develop It & Ways to Use It In Daily Life\nThe mind state and practice of Equanimity is a powerful resource for maintaining perspective and living well in the face of confusion\, challenge and the unrelenting change in our lives.\nThis will be a relaxed date of exploring the experience of Equanimity; methods of developing it; and specific and practical ways to use it in daily life and relationships. This will include working with the foundational elements that support the emergence and continuity of Equanimity. It will also include resource materials for later study and use by participants. The day will be suitable for all level of practice. (Pre-registration is required.) \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/.\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n10/04/2020 – Registration opens.\n11/28/2020 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Nov 28.)\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to join the online retreat. Additionally\, the evening before or the morning of the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-nov-28/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201119T190000
DTSTAMP:20201116T201114Z
CREATED:20200910T002409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201116T201114Z
UID:17001-1605808800-1605812400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/94486100688\nPasscode: 544581\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 944 8610 0688 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-dennis-warren-6/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201031T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201031T153000
DTSTAMP:20201031T031749Z
CREATED:20200822T224555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T031749Z
UID:16716-1604134800-1604158200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat with Rev. Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher\, Rev. Diane Wilde\nDeath as a Teacher\nJust as life is happening all around us\, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people ignore this fact of our existence\, preferring to put efforts\, thoughts and practice on “more pleasant things”. We want to “wake up”\, let go of our endless attachments\, and experience contentment and ease in our lives just as they are. Paradoxically\, facing our inevitable deaths is one of the classic Buddhist teachings for accepting the truth of existence and genuinely waking up to our lives.\nThe daylong will consist of two talks\, guided meditations and practices for our everyday lives.\nThis particular topic may not be suitable for everyone.\nAll are welcome. (Pre-registration is required.) \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n08/22/2020 – Registration opens.\n10/31/2020 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Oct 31.)\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also include the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to join the online retreat. Additionally\, the evening or morning before the retreat\, the registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and in the email sent by retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-oct-31/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201022T190000
DTSTAMP:20200911T161748Z
CREATED:20200910T001848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T161748Z
UID:16998-1603389600-1603393200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/93664667413\nPasscode: 122090\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 936 6466 7413 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nCOURSE TEACHER biography will be posted soon. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-to-meditation-8/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200930T211500
DTSTAMP:20200811T034310Z
CREATED:20200613T181627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T034310Z
UID:15600-1601492400-1601500500@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Living On The Other Side of Suffering (9-week course)
DESCRIPTION:Living On The Other Side of Suffering:\nAn Experiment In Balancing Practice And Becoming More Fully Human\nAn Nine Week Course and One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nFor more information about this course\, visit the course overview page. \nRegistration – Get Tickets\nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nCurrently the course is full (Tickets show a message Sold Out) however please add your name to the wait list (click here) and we’ll contact you about any spots that may open up. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-other-side-suffering/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group,Weekly Meditation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200926T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200926T153000
DTSTAMP:20200926T221951Z
CREATED:20200822T222409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200926T221951Z
UID:16718-1601109000-1601134200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong retreat - Dennis Warren - Comfort\, Joy\, Meaning
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nComfort\, Joy\, Meaning\nThis will be a relaxing day of practice. A day to give ourselves a break in the face of the amazing number of challenges we’re all facing right now. We’ll focus on experiences that support balance\, comfort\, ease and pleasure in meditation and everyday life. We’ll experiment with experiences that generate curiosity\, lightness and joy. And we’ll explore\, from a meta perspective\, what informs how we live our lives and what ultimately gives our lives satisfaction\, meaning and joy from a Buddhist perspective. If you plan on participating in this retreat\, it would be helpful to sit in on Dennis’ presentation two days before the retreat on Thursday evening the 24th.\nAll are welcome. (Pre-registration is required.) \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/.\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n08/22/2020 – Registration opens.\n09/26/2020 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat. (Registration via this website closes 30 minutes before the start of the retreat on Sep 26.)\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to join the online retreat. Additionally\, the evening before the retreat\, the retreat registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and also in the email sent by the retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-sep-26/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200924T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200924T190000
DTSTAMP:20200911T160904Z
CREATED:20200711T194758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T160904Z
UID:16189-1600970400-1600974000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/95640745936\nPasscode: 686089\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 956 4074 5936D )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-dennis-warren-5/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200922T210000
DTSTAMP:20200918T170748Z
CREATED:20200810T184833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T170748Z
UID:16500-1600801200-1600808400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Beginning Meditation Class (6 Week Course)
DESCRIPTION:This class is currently taught by SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard and is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. \n\n Course Flyer (.pdf)\n\nClasses meet Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on September 22\, 29\, October 6\, 13\, 20 and 27 plus a daylong retreat on Saturday\, October 24\, 2020 and details for this event are posted on the Course Overview page. If you have registered to this course and would like to make a donation to support SIM and the course instructors\, consider donating online via credit card or Paypal.\n \nRegistration Details\nPre-registration is necessary since the course registrar provides follow-up information required prior to this first class meeting. \nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. On Tuesday\, August 11\, online registration opens. Pay the registration fee online using the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this course and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. After you’ve paid the fee\, you’ll receive an email with the subject “You have tickets!” (but no need to print the ticket on paper). \nNote that all registrants will receive an email communication from the course registrar on the following dates: Sunday\, August 23 and Monday\, September 7. \nIf you can’t attend this class now or the course is full (sold out)\, we invite you to add your name to the wait list (click here) and we’ll contact you when the next course offering is scheduled or if a space has opened up. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beg-meditation-starts-sep2020/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200917
DTSTAMP:20200916T061030Z
CREATED:20200206T001539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T061030Z
UID:13819-1599782400-1600300799@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) 2020 SIM Annual Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM)\n15th Annual Retreat\n“Keeping our Footing on Unsteady Ground”\nThis is a five day\, online Zoom event with Senior Teacher John Travis\n(Friday\, September 11th at approximately 6 pm through Wednesday\, September 16th by 11 am)\nResidential retreat is widely viewed in the Theravada tradition as an important\, if not essential\, component in the path towards awakening. Residential meditation practice provides an environment that helps us turn inward towards a way of being where we live and act from a place of stillness\, satisfaction\, and kindness. This retreat is designed to deepen practice skills and foster insights into the stages of awakening and their implications for daily life. People of all walks of life are warmly welcome. \nIt is rare for a community sangha to sponsor a regular residential retreat and this year’s retreat will be unusual because we’ll have it online via Zoom. Practicing online together for multiple days\, our individual efforts join together into a powerful force to deepen our practice\, integrate it into our daily lives in our home environment\, and strengthen our connections as a community. This year there will be two options for attending this retreat. See Participation and Registration sections below. \nWhile this retreat is appropriate for both experienced and less experienced meditators\, we encourage you to consider the following questions before registering: \n\nDo  you have a regular practice?\nDo you have a home sangha or group that you sit with?\nHave you sat at a multi-day retreat before?\n\nIf you have questions about whether this retreat is appropriate for you\, please contact the retreat registrar for advise. \nOur retreat teacher this year will be John Travis. \nJohn Travis is the founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center and a member of the Senior Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He studied in Asia for many years with many of the Buddhist masters who have influenced a generation of American meditation teachers—Thubten Yeshe\, Kalu Rinpoche\, Anagarika Munidra\, S.N. Goenka\, and Traungpula. He has also trained with and received teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield.\nJohn was a critical force in the early growth of the Sacramento meditation community through his regular presence\, guidance\, and teachings during the 1990s. His sound and thoughtful advice has been instrumental to the development of Sacramento Insight Meditation. He now teaches regularly in various meditation centers in the United States and overseas. His teachings are characterized by his kindness\, compassion\, the depth of his meditation experience\, and his ability to see deeply into the minds and hearts of those with whom he is working. \nParticipation\nThis retreat is designed to support those who are able to make this a full-time at home self-retreat\, as well as those who may need to work\, care for family members or do other daily life activities during parts of the rest of their day/evening.\nEveryone is strongly encouraged to attend the 3-4 sessions each day with the Teacher. To view the current retreat schedule\, click here. Full participants will also have one small group check-in with the Teacher. \nFor those with uncertain work or travel schedules\, there are a limited number of spaces available to audit the retreat. Auditing does not include the small group check-in with the Teacher. If you require this accommodation\, select the Ticket option “Auditing“. \nCost\nThe registration fee will be $100 with an opportunity to later make a donation to support the teacher\, John Travis. \n \nRegistration\nNote: If this retreat is full (you’ll see a message SOLD OUT)\, there’s a good chance you may still be able to attend since people’s plans change and there will likely be some cancellations. Proceed with the registration process to add your name to the wait list and as soon as a spot is open\, we’ll notify you.  If you don’t get into the retreat\, we’ll refund your deposit. Expect us to contact you on or before Friday\, Aug 24\, 2020 with an update about your wait list status. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nYou may pay online or by check as follows: \nOnline Registration\nRegistration payments done online will automatically add your name to the registration or wait list. If you’re paying for more than one person\, SIM will confirm everyone’s name and email address at a later date.\nTo pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. \nPostal Registration\nIf you plan to pay the registration fee by mail\, you must add your name to the RSVP list to secure your spot in the registration queue. Click here for postal registration instructions. \nScholarships\nA limited number of partial or full scholarships are available based on need. To request the scholarship application\, please add your name to the RSVP list to secure your spot in the registration queue. Click here for scholarship registration instructions. \nCancellations\n\nThrough August 21\, 2020\, full refund if requested by this date.\nAfter August 21\, 2020\, the registration fee could be refunded if SIM is able to fill your spot with another participant. Otherwise\, the registration fee will not be refunded. A waiver of this policy will be considered in limited circumstances based on request demonstrating financial hardship.\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nAudio Dharma\nSome of the dharma talks for this retreat were recorded. If you attended this retreat\, click here and enter the password to access the recordings.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2020-sim-annual-retreat/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200829T163000
DTSTAMP:20200810T173154Z
CREATED:20200711T174851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T173154Z
UID:16167-1598689800-1598718600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - Awareness and Friends
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\nRetreat Theme: Awareness and Friends: A Day of Practice\nThe practice of mindful awareness is at the core of our practice. When cultivated properly\, it brings along several of its friends: clear seeing\, clear comprehension\, tranquility\, acceptance\, and eventually compassion and equanimity. This day of practice will be in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya\, a contemporary Burmese monk\, with an open schedule conducive to home practice. It should work well on Zoom. \nAll are welcome.  (Pre-registration is required.) \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n07/11/2020 – Registration opens.\nRegistration via this website will close 30 minutes before the start of the retreat (8:00 am\, Aug 29).\n08/29/2020 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email “Ticket” that also include the link to join the Zoom meeting. Use this link at the start of the retreat to join the online retreat. Additionally\,  the evening before the retreat\, the retreat registrar will send you a welcome email that also includes the link to join the Zoom meeting. \nJoin online meeting: The hyperlink is included in your emailed "Ticket" and in the email sent by retreat registrar.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-aug-29/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200827T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200827T190000
DTSTAMP:20200825T215818Z
CREATED:20200711T193940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200825T215818Z
UID:16183-1598551200-1598554800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/95758794860\nPasscode: 171337\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 957 5879 4860 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to participate\, check this news blog. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-dennis-warren-4/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200725T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200725T153000
DTSTAMP:20200725T001011Z
CREATED:20200602T183755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200725T001011Z
UID:15445-1595665800-1595691000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) *Daylong Retreat with Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni and Rev. Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:An online\, One Day Retreat with Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni and Rev. Diane Wilde\nRetreat theme: What I have learned from my teachers\nLessons come from our cherished teachers as well as from lesser known beings throughout our lives. Paying attention and incorporating these teachings can change the trajectory of our lives from self-absorption towards more happiness and freedom. How do we do that? Which lessons are most pertinent to our own lives? \nAyya Santacitta — in her thirty years as Buddhist monastic — has benefited from some of the great teachers of our time\, in both Theravada and Vajrayana traditions. They include Ajahn Buddhadasa\, Ajahn Sumedho\, Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche\, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo\, Bhikkhu Analayo and others. Diane Wilde has gained lessons from her years as an activist\, both for prison reform and the environment\, as well as a chaplain for many individuals as they died. Join us for a day of online teaching from a variety of perspectives ~ we look forward to practicing together. \nAYYA SANTACITTA was born in Austria and has a multifaceted background in hotel management\, ethnology and avant-garde dance theater. Her first teacher was Ajahn Buddhadasa\, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. She has practiced meditation for 30 years and trained as a nun in both the East and West since 1993\, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Since 2002 she has also received teachings in the lineage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Ayya Santacitta is co-founder of Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery\, where she has resided since 2009 and took Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. She is particularly interested in creating sanctuary close to nature\, practicing in community\, and bringing wisdom traditions to the environmental movement. \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n07/09/2020 – Registration opens (pre-registration is required).\n07/24/2020 – Registration via this website closed at 5:00 pm. By 7:00 pm\, the registrar will send you an email with details on how to join the online retreat.\n07/25/2020 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nOnce you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email the evening before the retreat. \nJoin online meeting: see email sent by retreat registrar for the hyperlink.\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( see email sent by retreat registrar for the Meeting ID )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use Zoom to attend the retreat\, click here.\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jul-25/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200723T190000
DTSTAMP:20200720T050640Z
CREATED:20200428T175839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200720T050640Z
UID:14852-1595527200-1595530800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following: \nJoin Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86103173366\nPasscode: 944885\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 861 0317 3366 )\nFor instructions on how to join the meeting\, click here. \nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-dennis-warren-3/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200627T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200627T120000
DTSTAMP:20200711T175835Z
CREATED:20200503T052837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200711T175835Z
UID:14958-1593244800-1593259200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Cancelled) Half day Retreat - Diane Wilde- Revolution of Mind
DESCRIPTION:An Online\, Half-day Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde\nThis retreat is cancelled.\nIt’s a Revolution of the Mind!\nA revolution is taking place in our own minds just as it is taking place in society. The amount of anxiety\, concern\, and fear is beyond anything we have seen before. For many of us\, these past few months in quarantine have opened up our minds to mental experiences which are new to us. Fear of the unknown\, fear of sickness\, fear of societal upheaval. Yet contemporary scientists/neurologists as well as the Buddha\, have said that the mind is capable of contending with these unprecedented times. We’ll practice together and investigate relevant Buddhist teachings as well as neurological studies and techniques for uprooting anxiety and stress. \n \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves. Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom. You may donate for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n05/23/2020 – Registration opens.\n06/26/2020 – Registration via this website is closed.\n06/27/2020 – This retreat is cancelled.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.\nFor the registration fee\, we accept checks and cash. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Day-of registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis\, contingent on availability of space. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \nHow to attend this online retreat\nThis retreat is cancelled.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jun-27/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200625T190000
DTSTAMP:20200624T031359Z
CREATED:20200428T175426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T031359Z
UID:14847-1593108000-1593111600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following:\nJoin Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84317360464\nPasscode: 635395\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 843 1736 0464 )\nFor instructions on how to use the access methods listed above\, click here.\nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-diane-wilde/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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